Editing Beaulieu, Hampshire (section)

== Palace House ==
[[File:Beaulieu Palace House.jpg|thumb|left|Palace House]]
[[Beaulieu Palace House|Palace House]], not to be confused with the [[Palace of Beaulieu]] in Essex, overlooks the village from across the [[Beaulieu River]] and began in 1204 as the gatehouse to [[Beaulieu Abbey]]. It has been the ancestral home of a branch of the [[Lord Montagu of Beaulieu|Montagu]] family since 1538, when it was seized from the monks and sold during [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]].

The house was extended in the 16th century, and again in the 19th century; today, it is a fine example of a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] country house. Although still home to the current Lord and Lady Montagu, parts of the house and gardens are open to the public every day. It is a member of the [[Treasure Houses of England]] consortium.